Ocnița
Ocnița | |
|---|---|
 Saint George church in Ocnița | |
| Coordinates: Moldova | |
| District | Ocnița District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ion Ciumac (2015; PSRM)[1] |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Population | 7,254 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | ocnița.md |
Ocnița (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈoknitsa]) is a town and the administrative center of Ocnița District in northern Moldova.
History
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 2,704 | — |
| 2014 | 7,254 | +168.3% |
| Source: [3][2] | ||
According to the 1930 Romanian census, the population was 96.1% Romanian, 1.7% Russian, 0.81% Jewish, 0.44% Ukrainian and 0.37% Polish.[3]
Natives
[edit]- Ruslan Bolbocean (born 1974), diplomat
- Larisa Catrinici (born 1961), physician
References
[edit]- ^ "Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian). Central Election Commission of Moldova. 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ a b "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ a b Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930 (in Romanian). Vol. II. Bucuresti.
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| Capitals of autonomous units | ||
| District seats4 | ||
| Other towns | ||
1 In Transnistria. 2 Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. 3 Also a municipality. 4 The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city). | ||